Chevron Renaissance
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| Chevron Renaissance (Shopping Mall & Apartment Complex) |
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Chevron Renaissance Development |
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| Location | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | December 1999 (Chevron Renaissance Shopping Centre) |
| Use | Commercial & Residential |
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| Contractor | Raptis Group |
| Developer | Raptis Group |
Chevron Renaissance is a $400 million development in Queensland, Australia by Gold Coast veteran developer Raptis Group comprising both Chevron Renaissance Shopping Centre and Towers of Chevron Renaissance. Chevron Renaissance is addressed on the site of the old Chevron Hotel and located in the heart of the Surfers Paradise contributing the significant and remarkable influence to continue the revitalization of the Surfers Paradise in the city of Gold Coast, Queensland.
Chevron Renaissance commercial development occupied the block of the land, which is stretched from the east, Gold Coast Highway, to the west, Ferny Avenue, from the south, Circle on Cavill, half way towards Cavill Avenue, to the north, Elkhorn Avenue. The construction of the complex was commenced in November 1999 and completed in December 2004. Gold Coast city mayor councilor Gary Maildon, Chairman and founder of the Raptis Group Jim Raptis[1] and former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie attended on site at the launch of Skyline Central in Towers of Chevron Renaissance in August 2003.
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[edit] History
Chevron Renaissance is the most significant Gold Coast development since late 1950s.
Stanley Korman, a hard and keen business sense man, born in Radom, Poland in 1904, arrived in Australia at age 23. He had $80 when he landed and he spoke Polish, Russian, German, Italian, French and Hebrew, but his English was poor. Later he became a successful entrepreneur in textile business and then he sold his major textile interests after World War II and concentrated on hotels and real estate. His believe in town’s (Surfers Paradise) future was immense; the Chevron Hotel was very much his baby.
The first part of the Chevron was a “temporary” public bar that opened in June 1957. In August 1957 the upstairs Skyline Cabaret opened and this was something quite new to Australia – a spacious indoor beergarden where liquor, meals and coffee were available with entertainment and dancing.
In June 1958 the first accommodation wing opened at the new Chevron Hotel. This was followed in September by a second wing. In September 1960, work began on the construction of Chevron Hotel’s Main Block, which included a 24–lane bowling alley underneath and a large, modern convention centre – the Corroboree Room. The Chevron was then as modern as any hotel in Australia and closer international standards than any resort hotel in the nation.
In 1987 most of the Chevron was demolished, leaving Surfers Paradise with a two hectare hole in the middle of town for more than a decade due to the recession and lack of the interest from property developers. In October 1999 Raptis Group unveiled plans for the $400 million Chevron Renaissance development and announced work would begin immediately.
[edit] The Project of Chevron Renaissance Development
Chevron Renaissance development was a construction milestone record. The construction began sheet piles for the development that went to approximately 45 m deep, plus an additional 10 m into the bedrock in places, leaving the foundation for three towers.
The development was carried out at an average of 4.5 apartments a week over three years. The triple Towers of Chevron Renaissance used approximately 55,000 cum of concrete and more than 10,000 tonnes of steel reinforcement during the construction. It was a massive project including five acres of retail, commercial and dinning space, three residential towers and two acres of garden podium and lagoon on the roof top of the fifth floor.
[edit] Chevron Renaissance
 Chevron Renaissance in Gold Coast Hwy |
 Chevron Renaissance Retail Shops |
 Chevron Renaissance Restaurants & Cafes |
 Chevron Renaissance Shopping Guide Signs |
 Chevron Renaissance Village-Style Open Piazza |
 Chevron Renaissance Village-Style Lane |
 Chevron Renaissance Shopping Mall & Apartment Complex |
 Surfers Paradise beach in short distance from Chevron Renaissance (right) in Elkhorn Avenue |
